Puffy64 - International Karate (revived)

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Arranged by:
Puffy64 Veteran
Member profile:
puffy64
Original SID:
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Original composed by:
Rob Hubbard
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Duration:
13:40
Released:
26/01/2026
Charts position:
32. in the year 2026
2610. in all-time charts
Score:
Outstanding 74%
Story

Initial idea and draft back in 2003, creating it and recreating it in 2015, facing big plugin/DAW issues which led me to mix down guitars. After loosing original recordings due to defective harddisk, I was pretty fed up with this project. Until now, discovering at least the arrangement and midis from back then. So I decided to finish it as good as possible. Since guitars were mixed down with FX I couldn´t remove delays or switch to another modern amp here.
After all, I think it's better to release this long monster of a track though imperfect, instead of trashing or keep it secret forever. 😊

If it´s too noisy/loud/long/hard for you, switch to 11:50min to relax ears and have at least a listen to the sweet part.

Rock on!

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Outstanding lomaxx shouts:
Far too much reverb. I can hardly make out any details in the remix to make a closer opinion, but there are signs for a decent remix I think.
Outstanding Gurbz shouts:
Good ideas on this track
Review by LaLa
27/02/2026

Outstanding Technique

Outstanding Artistic skill

Outstanding Nostalgia factor

Outstanding Overall rating

This is a real gem - and its unmistakably Puffy-esque. You did the best you could with the 10+ and 20+ years old material you had at hand. I, for one, am glad you released it! Musically, kudos for tackling the entire tune - and more. Maybe a break here and there would've been welcome to give our ears a chance to recover from the onslaught of heavy electric guitars, but then again, the original SID doesn't let up much, either. Thanks for saving this remix and uploading it!
Review by Gurbz
02/05/2026

Outstanding Technique

Outstanding Artistic skill

Outstanding Nostalgia factor

Outstanding Overall rating

A lot of good ideas come along in this remix. The remix could even be more powerful if these ideas got singled out, structured and empowered. That’s absolutely an encouragement and not to be heard a critical note . Thanks for this remix!